Acute Pancreatitis: Updates for Emergency Clinicians

Acute pancreatitis is a frequent reason for patient presentation to the emergency department (ED) and the most common gastrointestinal disease resulting in admission. Emergency clinicians are often responsible for the diagnosis and initial management of acute pancreatitis.This review article provides emergency clinicians with a focused overview of the diagnosis and management of pancreatitis.Pancreatitis is an inflammatory process within the...